Advisory Board

The Integra Team relies upon its Advisory Board for fresh perspectives and out-of-the-box thinking. We value their insights and depend on them to ask the tough questions and to challenge us with their points of view.

Adella S. Deacon

Adella S. Deacon, DPT, JD, is a forward-thinking, energetic dual professional. She has an extensive, interdisciplinary-focused educational background that she uses to help Integra with practical solutions for managing legal issues related to clinic management. Adella is a founding partner of the Sable Law Group, LLC, a modern boutique law firm located in downtown Chicago. Her clients include healthcare practices and practitioners as well as general small business owners. She has presented on topics from federal and state false claims acts, anti-kickback and stark laws, to business licenses and incorporation. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and her Juris Doctorate from Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. Adella prides herself on finding innovative solutions for your legal problems.

Dave Killpack

Dave Killpack is Senior Vice President for Middle Markets at Wintrust Financial Corporation. He has a long history in banking, having also worked at senior levels for MB Financial bank and National City Bank. Dave is currently Executive Vice President of Wintrust Commercial Lending. Dave also sits on the Board for the Community House of Hinsdale, and the Hinsdale Golf Club board. He has a BSBA and MBA in Finance from Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

Timothy Pappas

Tim has been an advocate for Integra since its' beginning bringing to the table insight, connections, and new ideas from time to time since our inception. Moreover, Tim brings critical experience to our client's often biggest challenge: Attracting, landing and retaining top talent. Tim has 25+ years recruiting experience and is considered a thought leader and speaker on the subject of finding talent with the ability to thrive in an organization. Tim is the Managing Partner of Pappas Delaney, LLC, a boutique retained executive search firm located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Along with a staff of six, Pappas Delaney operates nationally and is adept at finding, recruiting and landing top talent for privately-held and private-equity-owned businesses in numerous market segments including healthcare, manufacturing, service, and distribution organizations from $20 million to $500 million in sales. Tim's educational background includes undergraduate (BA) from Ferris State University, post-graduate (MA) from Central Michigan University, and Ph.D. work at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in organizational design and development.

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